Who among the following was named sportsman of the decade (Individual non-Olympic
sports) at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Viswanathan Anand
- Viswanathan Anand was named sportsman of the decade (Individual non-Olympic
sports) at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards. - He is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of 2800, a feat he first achieved in 2006.
- He was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92, India's highest sporting honour.
- In 2007, he was awarded India's second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sportsperson to receive the award.